The KPMG Autonomous Vehicles Readiness Index 2020 shows that the Netherlands is ready for electric self-driving cars. According to Stijn de Groen, most countries have made clear progress. The Netherlands ranks second in a list of 2 countries. Singapore is at number 30 on this list and Norway at 1^e place. In 2019, the Netherlands was in first place^e place and Singapore in second place in this list. 

'Most countries have made clear progress in the past year,' says Stijn de Groen, Lead for Mobility 2030 and strategy consultant at KPMG. De Groen: 'We clearly see that more and more governments are focusing on the development of adapted regulations and on promoting social acceptance of the technology. We hope that our index will contribute to this by making the development and the differences in approach between the countries explicit. The Netherlands is in good shape in the 2018, 2019 and 2020 edition of the AVRI. But if I follow the logic of the index, I am afraid that the Netherlands will ultimately not be the country where autonomous vehicles will be introduced first. '

According to it research The Netherlands has well-maintained roads and a well-functioning charging network in many places for electric cars. The Netherlands also scores highly in terms of regulations and policy aimed at the experimentation and testing of self-driving vehicles. In thirty countries, research has been conducted on the basis of important points for the large-scale and successful introduction of self-driving transport.

'The Netherlands has a high-quality but relatively small industry that is involved in the development of autonomous vehicles and the necessary technology. Innovations in this area are more likely to come from Israel, the United States or Japan. These countries already score high in the field of Technology and Innovation and will continue to climb further up the index if the other three pillars, such as policy and regulations, but also investments in infrastructure, are stimulated further, 'says Stijn de Groen.

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